Meet the players - Mel

Mel

35

London, England

School Attendance Officer

Why do you want to take part in The Hunt: Prey vs Predator? 

I really want to test my mental and physical strength. I saw the description of the game and I was all over it, it’s a bit of me. 

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you’ll bring to this game.

I’m an attendance officer at a college. I love my job. I’m an extrovert and I think I’ll bring a competitive edge to the game. I’m a very positive person and hopefully I can lift other people’s spirits if they need it. 

What are you like when playing games with friends and family? Would you say you’re competitive? 

I'm very competitive. I have games nights with my friends and once we start, I'm probably one of the loudest in the room. I'm like, ‘guys, if you didn't want to win, why are you playing?’

How do you think you’ll fare better, as predator or prey?

I would like to be prey because I'd love to be on the run, evading capture. That's the whole point, to challenge myself physically. 

Are you a team player? Do you think you’ll be good at building alliances and coming up with strategies?

I am a big team player, it gets a job done a bit quicker. I'm a friendly person, so I make friends quickly and I think I could build up an alliance very quickly. That is going to be my game plan, just being very friendly. 

If you were the ultimate winner, what would you spend your winnings on? 

At the moment, I own half of my house, so I would like to buy out my ex-husband. I’d also book a family holiday. I've never been on holiday with my mum, my sisters and my niece and nephew, so it would be amazing to do that.

Stream or watch The Hunt: Prey vs Predator on Channel 4, Sunday 22 March at 9pm.